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sub
noun [C] (CHANGE) /sʌb/ UK and USDefinition
› informal for substitute verb: One of the players was injured during the match, so a sub was brought on.Replacing and exchangingCompetitors and participants in sports and games
(Definition of sub noun (CHANGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternatively adverb
- bargain sth away phrasal verb
- behalf noun
- change over phrasal verb
- compensation noun (EXCHANGE)
- countermand verb
- delegate noun
- pinch-hit verb
- pre-empt verb
- proxy noun
- refill noun
- refill verb
- spare noun
- substitute noun
- substitute verb
- succeed verb (FOLLOW)
- succession noun
- supersede verb
- supplant verb
- swap verb
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